Richard Carvajal, 58, of Reading was sentenced to 28 months in prison Friday for distributing heroin in the Berks and Monroe county areas.Richard Carvajal previously pleaded guilty to participating in the drug conspiracy.Carvajal was indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2014 as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security investigations, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office, and Berks...

The U.S. Attorney’s office charged a New Jersey man with passing counterfeit money at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Oct. 2014.Walter Cruz, Jr., age 36, of Paterson, N.J., was charged with passing the fake currency on Oct. 20, 2014.

These two vehicles crashed around 2 p.m. on Route 196 in Coolbaugh Township this afternoon.Roads in the Poconos are slick and drivers should take extra care when venturing out this afternoon.The forecast calls for snow until around...

I’ve been trying to catch up with the Academy Award-winning movies, but it hasn’t been easy this year. Not many of them played at the local multiplex, where “Hot Tub Time Machine 2” and “Fifty Shades of Grey” edged out “Wild” or “The Theory of...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Tick, tock, baseball is on the clock.Major League Baseball's new pace of play rules have begun with Tuesday's exhibition games in Arizona and Florida.The subtle changes are designed to speed a game long...

One of South America's most active volcanoes erupted early Tuesday in southern Chile, spewing heavy smoke into the air as lava surged down its slopes, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people.

A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. General Douglas MacArthur From a few conversations about training Sunday during the Bfast run I get the impression many are not having an easy time getting the...